How to Apply

Please note applications for the January 2025 intake are now closed. 

Information about September 2025 applications will be made available soon.

 

To apply, please select the appropriate application link below and ensure that you read the eligibility criteria below before completing the form. 

Please note priority will be given to colleagues required to complete our courses as part of their probation or contract agreement with Queen Mary. Thereafter, applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis. We have a limited number of places and we may need to close application bookings sooner than the closing date. Submitting an application does not guarantee your place on the programme.

Guidance on completing the form is also provided below.

Please contact adp@qmul.ac.uk with any queries.

Programme Code	Programme	Apply now link
PEDL-N6F3-09	CILT (January start) to start in January 2025 Closing Date: 15th November 2024	Application closed
PEDL-N6F1-09	PGCAP (January start) to start in January 2025 Closing Date: 15th November	Application closed

Eligibility

Please check the CILT and PGCAP programme webpages for details of eligibility.

Completing the Application Form

We use Queen Mary’s standard postgraduate taught course application, so there are some fields which are not relevant to applicants for CILT and PGCAP.

• Personal details – please complete
• Contact details – please complete
• Agent – select ‘no’
• Qualification – please enter details of your highest qualification only.  Queen Mary staff do not need to supply qualifications certificates.  
• Professional experience – ignore this section
• Personal statement – please upload a brief document confirming:

Whether you are Queen Mary staff, a Queen Mary PhD student who teaches, or NHS staff with honorary status at Queen Mary

If you are Queen Mary staff please confirm if you are taking the programme for your probation

If you wish to join PGCAP with accredited prior learning (APL) (e.g. you have already completed CILT or an equivalent award), please also note this in the personal statement box.

• Other information – for funding please select ‘I will be funded by my employer’ (CILT and PGCAP are offered free of charge).
• Please note Queen Mary staff do not need to supply certificates as evidence of their qualifications, and do not need to provide evidence of language proficiency.
• CILT applicants and those not taking PGCAP as part of probation will be asked to supply a statement from a referee (normally your line manager / supervisor) confirming their support for you taking the programme and that you meet the eligibility requirements.
• If you are unable to proceed without uploading files, you may upload blank documents. 

Please use the links below to apply for our taught programmes. (Please note the January 2025 intake is now closed and fully booked). Information about September 2025 applications will be made available soon.

To apply, please select the appropriate application link below and ensure that you read the eligibility criteria below before completing the form. 

Please note priority will be given to colleagues required to complete our courses as part of their probation or contract agreement with Queen Mary. Thereafter, applications will be considered on a first come, first served basis. We have a limited number of places and we may need to close application bookings sooner than the closing date. Submitting an application does not guarantee your place on the programme.

Guidance on completing the form is also provided below.

Please contact adp@qmul.ac.uk with any queries.

Programme Code	Programme	Apply now link
PEDL-N6F3-09	CILT (January start) to start in January 2025 Closing Date: 15th November 2024	Application closed
PEDL-N6F1-09	PGCAP (January start) to start in January 2025 Closing Date: 15th November	Application closed

Eligibility

The general eligibility requirements for the programmes are:

• CILT - you should be employed by Queen Mary (including on a part time / fixed term / honorary / unpaid basis) to teach or support the learning of Queen Mary students for at least 10 hours during the academic year you study CILT.
• PGCAP - you should be employed by Queen Mary (including on a part time / fixed term / honorary / unpaid basis) to teach or support the learning of Queen Mary students for at least 10 hours during both academic years you study PGCAP. You should normally be working as a module lead / convener or have responsibility for significant elements of the curriculum. Spaces on PGCAP are prioritised for colleagues required to complete the programme as part of their probation. 

PGCAP for probationary academic staff

PGCAP is normally recommended for new members of academic staff who do not have three years’ full time teaching experience in UK Higher Education and is often part of probation requirements. 

Exemptions

If a new member of staff has more than three years’ teaching experience, they may be exempted from the requirement by the interview panel, or on appointment with the agreement of the Faculty VP and Head of School. Gaining Fellowship via the Teaching Recognition Programme may be recommended as an alternative to PGCAP.  

If a staff member is appointed with a UK qualification accredited under the UKPSF at D2 (Fellowship) they are usually exempt from the requirement to do PGCAP. If they have a qualification accredited at D1 (Associate Fellowship) they can be exempt from half the programme of PGCAP. There is currently no framework to judge the level of European and other qualifications against the UKPSF so we will advise of any possible exemption on an individual basis.

PhD Students who teach

PhD students who teach may enrol on the CILT programme, subject to supervisory approval and confirmation that they will be teaching or supporting the learning of Queen Mary students for a minimum of 10 hours during the academic year they take the programme.  We offer a PhD student stream of CILT where PhD students who are teaching study in a group together.

NHS staff

NHS staff who hold honorary contracts with Queen Mary and teach Queen Mary students for a minimum of 10 hours during the academic year in which they take the course are eligible to take CILT. These colleagues are not normally eligible for PGCAP.

Queen Mary also offers a PGCert and MA in Medical Education which may be more directly suited to NHS staff needs.

Completing the Application Form

We use Queen Mary’s standard postgraduate taught course application, so there are some fields which are not relevant to colleagues and NHS staff applying for CILT and PGCAP.

• Personal details – please complete
• Contact details – please complete
• Agent – select ‘no’
• Qualification – please enter details of your highest qualification only.  QMUL staff do not need to supply qualifications certificates.  
• Professional experience – ignore this section
• Personal statement – please upload a brief document confirming:

Whether you are Queen Mary staff, a Queen Mary PhD student who teaches, or NHS staff with an honorary contract at Queen Mary

If you are Queen Mary staff please confirm if you are taking the programme for your probation

If you wish to join PGCAP with accredited prior learning (APL) (e.g. you have already completed CILT or an equivalent award), please also note this in the personal statement box.

• Other information – for funding please select ‘I will be funded by my employer’ (CILT and PGCAP are offered free of charge).
• Please note Queen Mary staff do not need to supply certificates as evidence of their qualifications, and do not need to provide evidence of language proficiency.
• CILT applicants and those not taking PGCAP as part of probation will be asked to supply a statement from a referee (normally your line manager / supervisor) confirming their support for you taking the programme and that you meet the eligibility requirements.
• If you are unable to proceed without uploading files, you may upload blank documents.